I stumbled across this cartoon by James Doody. Doody is the creater of ‘Mouthville’, which creatively illustrates the microorganisms in our mouth. He writes that,

“In 1996, I was asked by the L.A. Times to do a cartoon illustration about the microorganisms the live in our mouth. With over 600 species, the average daily bacteria population in a typical human host’s mouth is about 100,000.”

This is a great idea for anyone who wants to dentally educate children. The tooth fairies did an excellent job in presenting a fun and interactive lesson.
I came across this video whilst I was planning out my lesson plan for my Oral Health Promotion class. I would have totally dressed up in a neon coloured tutu with a matching Nicki Minaj-esque wig and done this!

Last week I found out that on the 27th I would be visiting a nursery to promote Oral Health. My aims are to basically explain to the children how to brush their teeth, what entails a nutritional diet and when & why we visit the dentist.
So far, I have created my lesson plan and will be shopping for some crafts tomorrow.
Here’s a link to a Pinterest board that I have made for some creative ideas: http://pinterest.com/fleetinghope/oral-health-promotion-children/

The Cell Membrane
a) provides a membrane boundary for the cell
b) acts as a semi-permeable membrane, allowing only some substances to enter or leave the cell
c) bi-layer (double layer) of phospholipid molecules with embedded proteins
d) each person has a unique set of glycoproteins on surface of cell
e) some cell membranes are folded into microvilli, that increase the surface area